Instead of picking on a self-indulgent modern-day minstrel artist, I'll pick on someone also divorced from reality:

SLAVERY IS NOT WRONG.

"I believe the concept of Slavery is a very deep one, it also characterises the relationship that every human being has either with God or with the Evil One. What many people fail to realise is that the bible calls every human being a slave. We are all slaves, either slaves of sin or slaves of righteousness ( Romans 6:16). If the bible would have condemned slavery then the gospel itself would have been robbed of its meaning on some way. If slavery is wrong, then wives should not submit to their husbands, children should not obey parents, women should became equal to men and preach in churches ( which is forbidden in the bible by the way), and mostly no one should call Jesus their master or submit to the authority of God. For this reason, the bible does not condemn slavery, because the whole concept of Christians serving God would be meaningless. Human slavery is a very difficult part of history, and the fact that godly people in the bible owned slaves, makes it more hard for people to understand. As humans its natural for all of us to want to be free than to be a slave, because slavery means you are in bondage. Slaves in biblical times had no rights at all, they were regarded as property. But even though we all want to be free, the reality is that we are not. True liberty is freedom from sin. Sin ultimately leads to eternal punishment of torment in Hell. Jesus Christ, the gentle master, of whom I myself am a slave to, breaks that bondage by placing us under His light yoke and easy burden (Mathew 11:30)

I do not believe slavery is wrong, because a) The bible does not condemn slavery and b) Slavery makes so much sense and to say slavery is wrong we rob the gospel off its meaning and even Election. The concept of total submission and slavery is at the very heart of Christ's gospel. In order to be saved you have to be a slave of Christ. God is the one who chooses us, he saves us. He buys us with a price, the blood of Jesus. We are called to do the will of God, not ours. Not unto us but to Him. We are told to deny ourselves and take up our cross daily and follow Jesus. We are told to hate our own self and love God even before our own families. The whole New Testament sounds like slave talk to me. If you are a Christian you will understand what it means to be bought and be a slave. I have had disagreements with some Christians as they say slavery is wrong, its as if they are implying that God forgot to put that in the bible, but i disagree. I find that people who do not understand the concept of slavery do not understand the character and nature of God Himself and they do not understand what it means to be Christian. I love Mary's song in Luke 1 when she says ' ...for he has regarded the lowly state of his maidservant, (i.e female slave)..'. Here is Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, calling herself a slave of her master - God. Mary perfectly understood what it meant to be a slave of her Lord, and if you are truly saved, you will not find the concept of slavery insulting or evil."


Read the comments section as well.

Last edited by AladdinSane (2008-12-01 14:10:28)